Steering issue

[TheFanMan]

the springs shouldn't be getting in the way of the magnet at all. heh heh, when I first put my springs in I forgot to cut them down and I was totally flipping out cuz I thought my car would never turn again, but alas, I cut them and it's as bouncy as ever. try this:
1)find the copper wires underneath the chip
2)take some tape (any kind will do) and wrap the wires all the way up to the top of the connection and tape the connection in too, making sure that it's secure

the copper wires already have a really crappy type of insulater that tomy just slapped on there, so to make sure that they are really secure, you have to make your own with tape. the wires may be movinge towards the plate where the magnet is and whenever they get that magnetic shock they may be pulling the magnet down, or all sorts of crazy directions. and you may want to make sure that you do not have little metal particles underneath the stearing box, on the outside of the car. these can be picked up while racing and cause you car to do all sorts of crazy spins and make it turn every which way. *phew* you get all that?

[Bootylactin]

Is the magnet in between centered?

I've read that if your car takes a fall, it can knock that magnet loose to one side. Re-centering the magnet and glueing it back to it's plastic encasement can fix this problem.

Just a thought, otherwise I too, am stumped!

This photo shows the magnet (silver colored) in it's proper location.

http://www.ausmicro.com/technical/bi...o/DSCN2433.jpg

Let us know how you make out. Good luck!

Jon

[cdog4w]

Just read over the whole thread again and I think I'm going to first try to insulate the wires as fan suggested. Then I'm going to pop the magnet off and reglue it as booty recommended. If anything, I can glue the magnet so that the steering should be equal anyway. Thanks for all your help and I'll let you know how the surgery goes.

[Riven]

I had a similar problem and tried EVERYTHING and stripped everything down reglued everything and nothing worked so i gave up. then my girlfriend was just gonna put it back together for me so i didnt lose anything and she noticed that under the adjustment on the bottom of the car it had picked up a shaving of steel (where i had drilled a hole in somthing way before i ever got me car) i just ran it where i was when i drilled and it picked it up and screwed my steering bad. as soon as she saw it got it out it was perfect. so maybe just give it a REALLY good looking at for metal it doesnt take a very big piece at all. just a chip

Also i would suggest the rare earth magnet mod. if it is a weaker elctromag or for some reason it is getting restricted somewhere the extra power u get from the RE might make it wrok perfectly again. At the very least you will have more responsive steering

RE mod rocks =)

[Kaizer-Stryke]

Im having the same problem with my OEM and i think the problem is the spring isnt strong enough to keep the magnet from doing its own thing when you dont want it to.

[streetrage]

take your steering knuckles out and pull the pin out with the wheel. Then pull the wheel off and clean the pin and add some grease or oil. Also check the pin for hairs and such I notices that when fibers get wrapped on the pin that one side goes faster than another creating an effect of your car always turning one way. Clean both sides and then put it back together.

if that don't help, tell me and I have another idea

[mcharles13]

I had this problem with my bit. Everything mechanically seemed fine. I found out later that there were hairs (cat hair) stuck in the front wheels that i couldnt see at first. They were so tightly wound they were inside the wheel hole that the pins go thru. That's why i couldnt see them at first. I tried like hell to remove the pins but couldn't so i soaked my wheels and knuckles (take off the rubber first) in drano. Problem solved! Just make sure to completely rinse all remaining drano or you will not have wheels in the morning (so i've been told).